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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3606 (2026)

Bigamy; classification; exception

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A. A person having a spouse living who knowingly marries any other person is guilty of a class 5 felony.

B. Subsection A of this section does not extend to a person whose spouse by the former marriage has been absent for five successive years without being known to such person within that time to be living, nor to any person whose former marriage has been pronounced void, annulled or dissolved by judgment of a competent court.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1990–2019 · leading case: State v. Guadagni, 178 P.3d 473 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008).
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State v. Guadagni, 178 P.3d 473 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 5× “*3 Facts and Procedural Background ¶2 Guadagni was charged by indictment with bigamy, a class five felony, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3606(A). The state offered evidence at trial showing Guadagni had married Gail D.”
Hammett v. Hammett, 453 P.3d 1145 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” The legislature has not defined a polygamous marriage as one that is void, but the conduct is punishable under A.R.S. § 13-3606. The parties have not raised the issue of whether the court correctly issued an annulment decree rather than a dissolution decree.”
Estes v. State, 546 S.W.3d 691 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). “140 (1978) ; Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 13-3606 (1978); N.”
Barlow v. Blackburn, 798 P.2d 1360 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 13-3606. Because Barlow participates in only one licensed marriage, the state concedes, at least for this action, he has not violated that criminal statute.”
Victor E. Braun v. Immigr. & Naturalization Serv., 992 F.2d 1016 (9th Cir. 1993). “” Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 13-3606. Though not expressly stated in the statute, intent is an element of the crime; to obtain a conviction for bigamy, the state must prove that the defendant intended to marry two spouses.”
Matter of Est. of Vigliotto, 870 P.2d 1163 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). “in violation of A.R.S. 13-3606, 701, 702, 801.... FURTHER ORDERED AS TO COUNT ONE: Assessing a fine payable to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Maricopa County in the amount of $150,000.”
State v. Peruskov, 800 P.2d 15 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “§ 13-2310, fraudulent schemes and artifices, and A.R.S. § 13-3606, bigamy. On March 28, 1983, the superior court sentenced him to 34 years in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $336,000.”
State of Arizona v. Donald Allen Guadagni (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 5× “Facts and Procedural Background ¶2 Guadagni was charged by indictment with bigamy, a class five felony, in violation of A.R.S § 13-3606(A). The state offered evidence at trial showing Guadagni had married Gail D.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3606(A) — 2 cases
State v. Guadagni, 178 P.3d 473 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “*3 Facts and Procedural Background ¶2 Guadagni was charged by indictment with bigamy, a class five felony, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3606(A). The state offered evidence at trial showing Guadagni had married Gail D.”
State of Arizona v. Donald Allen Guadagni (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). “Facts and Procedural Background ¶2 Guadagni was charged by indictment with bigamy, a class five felony, in violation of A.R.S § 13-3606(A). The state offered evidence at trial showing Guadagni had married Gail D.”
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